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      M. De Land reacted to Jedidiah's post in the thread Open top Colt tuning explained. with Like Like.
      Tuning a revolver is something that is a personal choice IMHO. Some people can live with how the firearm currently functions, even given...
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      M. De Land reacted to French Colonial's post in the thread Caps falling off with Like Like.
      I used a grinder to shorten it, same result, good for you. It is frustrating although when a brand new nipple that is for #11 caps does...
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      M. De Land replied to the thread drop tubing revolver loads.
      Compressing powder grains via a press crushes and stratifies the column making it denser toward the top and thus effects burn rate in a...
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      M. De Land reacted to KingOfKindling's post in the thread Kerosene? with Like Like.
      Plain water works ok, but it can be hard to remove all the sulfur smells, and stubborn carbon from crevices. If you've done a bunch of...
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      M. De Land replied to the thread Kerosene?.
      I tried attaching one by sweating it on with force-44 low temp silver solder . It finally let go but was not a fair test as I had made...
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      M. De Land replied to the thread Kerosene?.
      True story, all most as bad on crown wear as fiber glass loading rods.
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      M. De Land reacted to Colonial Boy's post in the thread Kerosene? with Like Like.
      Go along with that on aluminium rods and plastic coated ones as well, they pick up abrasive particles and become files. There’s a good...
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      M. De Land reacted to B P Maniac Shooter's post in the thread Caps falling off with Like Like.
      I just chucked my gun's nipple in a drill & took a file to it as it is spinning. Doesn't take 10 seconds. Problem solved.
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      M. De Land replied to the thread Caps falling off.
      Neither are necessary ( bolt guides or action stops) when parts are fit and hardened properly. The bolt window has the best leverage...
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      Probably ran out of leather which has a much better overall gripping ability as leather will spring back from pressure but lead just...
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      M. De Land reacted to cjgregory's post in the thread Coal oil pre kerosene with Like Like.
      I found this interesting quote on wooden axe handles and ramrods of the 18th &19th centuries. “Kerosene is the modern version of coal...
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      Agreed !
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      M. De Land replied to the thread Kerosene?.
      I agree and before it evaporates leaving its film, it desolves bluing over time doing it's penetrating oil action.
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      M. De Land reacted to Eterry's post in the thread Kerosene? with Like Like.
      My friend, a 50+ year gunsmith, says WD-40 leaves a layer of film which hardens into a tarnish, which gunks up the innards of any...
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      M. De Land replied to the thread Kerosene?.
      I have used JB compound for years when I want to get back all the way down to barrel steel ! The only method better I'm aware of is lead...
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